The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-12
O'BRIEN ENTERS CANADA
THOUSANDS GREET HIM AT THE
STATION AT MONTREAL.

of the National League of Montreal
Meets the Visitors Thirty Miles From
the City - The Editors Opening
Speech of the Tour.
MONTREAL, May 11.-Editor O'Brien, of
limited Ireland, was met on the train at st.
Johns, Quebec, about thirty miles from
here. by delegation headed by H. J.
Coran, President of the National League of
Montreal. An immense crowd was present
on the arrival of the train here and cheered
Justify as Mr. O'Brien stepped on the plat
form. Mr., Cloran then stepped forward
and read an address of welcome Mr..
O,Brien replied as follows: even at this
distance | recognized good many kindly
Irish faces lam most deeply and sincerely
grateful to you for these words of kindness.
am at loss for words to express to you
nv gratitude for the warmth with which
orr fellow countrymen are rallying around
me and my friend kelbride III the struggle
we are making for the poor against their
exalted oppreSSor. IGroanS.
CONFIDENCE IN CANADIANS.
"For my part, 1 never for one instant
doubted you. never believed and never
.
4 Parliament again and again gave testimony
\ of their approval of home rule, will refuse
Ime the common fair play of a hearing for
our cause. [Applause.] The result of my
4 visit will | am certain, disappoint the false
/prophets who were predicting to the con-
&trary. | come not to offer offense to any sec
&tion or class, quite the contrary. l come not
4 to meddle in Canadian affairs, but against
1.-THE determination of 500 human beings
va MI, Io,, f,.Oo
y cannot expect everybody TO agree with us,
but believe we have such strength of jus
tce upon our side that when all have heard
q our story all will be convinced, and that
the Canadians will stretch out their hands
#and save the lives and properties of these
&500 poor tenants of Luggacurran, for both
#are at this moment at your mercy and in
Xyour hands, [Applause,]
SHAKING HIS HAND.
81 There was a tremendous rush to shake
hands with Mr. O'Brien, and on his way to
Marriages, which were m waiting to drive
s8the party to the hotel, he was nearly lifted
Loft his feet. He occupies the same suite of
foomS at ST. Lawrence Hall that Messrs
Davitt and Parnell did when they were here,
Mr.. O'Brien opened the campaign against
Y Lord Lansdowne here this evening in a
peech before the Irish National League
THE meeting was presided over by II. J.
Cloran. The ball, which is capable of ac-
accommodating 1000 people, was filled by an
enthusiastic audience, among whom was a
large representation of French Canadians
LANsDowNE KISSED.
During several stages of the address
Lord Lansdownes name was hisSed. The
ball was decorated with flags. Mr. O'Brien
6aid, in the course OF his remarks: 81 have
fome to Canada to ask your sympathy, be-
cause the homes of the poor people of Lug
eaeurran, far away in Ireland, are desolate
pie for 1t is here in the high
est post of honor. l am only
stranger, no doubt, and Lord Lansdowne
very great, rich lord, but, Judging by
he feeling have experienced in Montreal
fo-day, | don't think | need apologize for
omlng here to claim your sympathy and
assistance to save the suffering tepantry of
reand from extermination-an extermina-
ion by Canadian money and Governor
General.
NOT A PLEASURE.
1T is no pleasure to us to worry you with
pur grievances, but where else are we to
burn when Lord Lansdowne sends soldiers
dlSpossess every tenant in Luggacurran,
ind 10 fllng old men and little children out
py the ditcheSl Our enemies are not con-
ent with dlsarming us i'll physical sense
Ahe Tory government are passing
coercion bill to disarm us even
our organization, to break down
ne only protection the tenantry have left,
place US on plank bed if we even at
empt to appeal to public opinion against
sucn H cruel deeds as Lord Lansdowne's The
Whole country side may be swept bare and
plunged into wretchedneSs, but it will be a
crlne Tor us to organize public meeting or
"Ilte an article in a newspsper denoIlnc-
ing it.
THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE.
Where, then, are we to turn if not to the
uonc oplmon of kindred lands? Or is it to
" CRIME also for us to appeal to you, our
trymens This is not the first time that
.d1ada has stood between the Irish people
au tnelr oppressors, but our great leader,
~. FaInell, has said he will never
s9h beg the world for aims for
Sn landlordism. We are begging not for
pf'S, y, out to enable us to uproot that system
ianalordism. Your Parliament passed
solutions IN favor of home rule and
aehgthened the hands of Mr.. Gladstone.
ns na Ihrlll OF gratitude went through Ire
ol ehe other day when the same body
IN tlI'eu y, resolutions condemning the coercion
~; Inc object of the coercion bill is to
Ih9le men like Lord Lansdowne to wiring
.' tvoieiapie rack rents out of Irish tenants.
ooJect Is to render it safe for every rack
0iOer TO desolate the homes of the Irish.
UNsEATING LANsDowNE.
,4.; 1 ne ne day you send Lord Lansdowne home
wy i'n Ihe stamp OF Canadian disaffection on
,S prov you will enable us to laugh at
yyelcIoh and strengthen the arms of Mr.
'a@ts1one apl1 to put an end TO eviction. Lord
fa'suowne Is laying waste an entire stretch
r,,o1 W1uhtry miles long as completely as if the
usel OF death knocked at every door in
Use valleys and devoted every man.
"OInan and child to destruction. As soon
ne VIII nave obtained his next batch of
yroa ecVlleht DEGREES he will have made a clean
eeP OF the property, and except Lord
arsloWnes ban SOY, own bailif}s the whole popula-
Aoh Will have been banished."
QUOTING STATISTICS.
Mr. OBrien then quoted from lengthy re-
aS. %ts IN the Dublin Freemdn's JOpTndt Of
icIlohs on Lord Lansdowne's estate, with
Vs-ililgS such as these: zone Hundred and
s"enIy People Evicted,n y "Six Persons Left
iu,lelesS, "One Hundred and Seventy
l"inan alaIl beings Evicted," and so on. Then
H. uescrloed incidents attending some of
uVlctlons and the recent negotiations
eweeh Lord Lansdowne and his
n"1ltS' and added: "Lord Lansdowne
@ anus condemned, and the justice Of the
na.lts aalits claims are as clear as ever Gods
bo shed upon a righteous cause. When
nr,, N.Y. "nlants closed with Agent Dennings
ner' Lord Lansdowne construed the ten
aS moderation into weakness. Lord
10 owne, we hear, has threatened us with
frar.t l..